Blood Promise is the fourth in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. In it our protagonist, Rose Hathaway, travels to Dimitri’s hometown in Siberia to try to keep a promise she made to him. Meanwhile back at St Vladimir’s, Lissa faces a hidden threat. This novel is very much a journey novel both physically and emotionally as Rose struggles to deal with the events of Frostbite and Shadow Kiss. During this journey she meets various people who help or hinder her, and who, interestingly, could have been her if she’d made different life choices. What i liked The Alchemists. Rose his helped by young Alchemist, Sydney, which is our first introduction to this secretive organisation. Sydney is also the protagonist of the spinoff series Bloodlines. I was intrigued by what I read about them and look forward to reading more in Bloodlines. Handy tip: don’t read the preview of the new series at the end of the ebook if you don’t want to be spoiled about the rest of the VA series. I hate it when publishers do that! Anyway… I enjoyed how Sydney’s friendship with and understanding of Rose grew as they worked together. What-ifs. I really enjoyed…